Europe - 50% Growth in 2014; Mapping Out your Opportunities
The recently published SEMI Year-end Forecast predicts that the new semiconductor manufacturing equipment market will increase 23.2 percent for 2014, with another market gain of 2.4 percent expected for 2015. While Europe as a region contracted this year (to $2.0 billion in 2013), it is forecast to increase more than 50 percent (year-over-year) to $3.1 billion in 2014 and $3.2 billion in 2015. (more)

Fab Equipment Spending Down; 33% Growth in 2014 ForecastBy Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, Industry Research & StatisticsSEMI's World Fab Forecast report, published in November, predicts that fab equipment spending, including new, used and in-house equipment, is down in 2013 but is expected to grow almost 33% (to US$39.5B) in 2014 -- with Taiwan, Korea and the Americas highest in spending.

3D TSV without LimitsBy Yann Guillou, SEMI EuropeSEMI offered a webinar entitled "3D TSV without Limits" which featured speakers from imec, CEA-LETI and Fraunhofer-IZM introducing topics that they will present in depth at the European 3D TSV Summit (Jan 20-22).

Path to Widespread Adaptive Test Revealed at CAST WorkshopBy Tom Morrow, SEMIAdaptive test is the most essential test process and methodology change needed to achieve lower test costs. But massive changes must occur in the fragmented test ecosystem where diverse data formats, transport protocols and database accessibility now amount to a vast "Tower of Babel."

Flexible, Printed Electronics -- At the Tipping PointBy Heidi Hoffman, FlexTech AllianceSEMI members are the infrastructure upon which the modern microelectronics (IC) industry is built. Over the past 50 years the IC revolution led to unprecedented growth in information technology and information services.

2013 U.S. Public Policy SummaryAs a key member benefit, SEMI maintains an office in Washington, D.C. Progress has been made on key issues that impact SEMI members -- including export control regulations, international trade, federal R&D funding, high-skilled immigration reform, and more.

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